misericord.

A projecting ledge beneath a hinged choir seat that supports a standing person's weight when the seat is raised.

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Words that belong together

• carved misericord
• choir misericord

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A carved fox grinned beneath the misericord.

He raised the seat to examine the worn choir misericord.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular misericord; plural misericords. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.